Faculty Development & Scholarship Flashcards
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Which model of faculty development emphasizes the integration of teaching, research, and service as interconnected scholarly activities?
Answer: Boyer's Model of Scholarship
Boyer's Model of Scholarship reframes faculty work to include the scholarships of discovery, integration, application, and teaching as equally legitimate forms of scholarly activity.
A faculty member wants to improve her classroom practice by systematically studying her own teaching. Which approach best describes this activity?
Answer: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
SoTL involves faculty members investigating their own teaching practices using research methods to improve student learning and contribute to the broader knowledge base.
Which professional development format is MOST effective for sustaining long-term changes in teaching practice?
Answer: Ongoing communities of practice
Communities of practice provide sustained collaboration, peer accountability, and iterative reflection that support lasting changes in teaching behavior.
A new instructor is paired with an experienced colleague who observes her classes and provides structured feedback. This describes which form of faculty support?
Answer: Instructional coaching/mentoring
Instructional coaching or mentoring pairs novice instructors with experienced colleagues to provide observation, feedback, and guided reflection on teaching practice.
Which activity represents scholarship of APPLICATION as defined by Ernest Boyer?
Answer: Applying disciplinary knowledge to solve a real community problem
The scholarship of application (also called engagement) involves using expert knowledge to address societal problems, blurring the line between research and service.
An instructor tracks student performance data before and after implementing a new instructional strategy to determine its effectiveness. This is an example of:
Answer: Evidence-based teaching practice
Evidence-based teaching practice involves collecting and analyzing data on student outcomes to evaluate and refine instructional strategies.
Which of the following BEST describes a teaching portfolio's primary purpose for faculty development?
Answer: Providing a reflective record of teaching philosophy and growth
A teaching portfolio is a reflective document that combines evidence of teaching effectiveness with a faculty member's evolving philosophy and professional growth narrative.